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Re: ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees

What scares me about Detroit is obviously their starting pitching, but their ballpark... With the huge dimensions, Yankees will have to piece together hits like they did today, but have had problems doing in the past. One good thing is for the most part the Yanks still take their pitches, and detroits bullpen is not nearly as good as Baltimore

Re: ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees

Originally Posted by JSG

100% !! ...... but meanwhile, let's pad the WC game with extra travel days before and after ....... but WAIT, i thought we were trying to penalize the WC team, not the division winner w the best record in the AL ........ !!!

Thats the part that really galls me too.

Was it really necessary to sandwich the WC Game around two off days, and none between the ALDS & ALCS.

Bud Selig is a moron.

"Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa." -- George M. Steinbrenner III

Re: ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees

Yankees are definitely underdogs in this series on paper, but as we've seen a million times any thing can happen in October. It's going to be difficult to arrange the rotation thanks to the scheduling that disadvantages the 1 seed. We're going to have to use a 5th starter, ideally we'd do that against Verlander, but that's not possible unless Kuroda goes on 3 days rest.

"We understand that John Henry must be embarrassed, frustrated and disappointed by his failure in this transaction. Unlike the Yankees, he chose not to go the extra distance for his fans in Boston."

Re: ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees

Re: ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees

The scheduling is what it is. We should have closed out on Saturday. No use complaining about it or using it as an excuse.

I'd go:

Pettitte
Kuroda
Hughes
CC
Pettite
Kuroda
CC

The reason I wouldn't start Phelps in game 2 is threefold. 1) Kuroda is a better pitcher at home and in day games, 2) It allows us to use Kuroda for two starts if necessary, both at home, with the second on five days rest, 3) I think we're going to need Phelps in long relief in this series, and he's really the only one I trust to do it

Not sure if it's necessary to change up the bullpen. If Phelps were starting it might be necessary to add Garcia or Nova. I expect Joba to be on the roster, and I don't think we need less bats on the bench. Nunez is the only guy you could take off. Chavez, Nix and Gardner (who isn't allowed to bat apparently) is not a bench I'm comfortable with when so many of the regulars are struggling.

I was really frustrated by Joe not using Gardner except for 2 defensive innings. I'd advocate replacing him with Dickerson if they have no faith in letting Gardner bat, but I doubt Joe would use Dickerson any differently.

Re: ALCS: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees

While the scheduling sucks and the Tigers got a day off and we didn't, keep in mind they didn't know until 8PM EST who they were going to play. They had to hop on a plane and fly here. Not a huge advantage exactly but still.